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HR 1687 110th Congress House

Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007

Official title: To provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Mar 26, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 26, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make competitive grants to eligible entities to promote recruitment, training, and placement of individuals, including individuals who have completed a court reporting training program, as realtime writers providing closed captioning in video programming. Sets forth priorities in making grants. Limits grants to $1.5 million for a two-year period. Repeals this Act five years after funds are appropriated to carry it out.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 20 Republican 5
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Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 25, 2007
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 26, 2007
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 24, 2007
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 4, 2007
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 4, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Sep 4, 2007
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Aug 3, 2007
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 30, 2007
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 26, 2007
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 18, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 28, 2007
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 14, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2007
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 12, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 12, 2007
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 5, 2007
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 21, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 8, 2007
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 1, 2007
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 1, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 24, 2007
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 26, 2007
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 26, 2007
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 26, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 26, 2007
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 26, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1687: Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1687/
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"H.R. 1687: Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1687/.
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